How much sleep do you get each night? According to the National Institute of Health, the average adult should get 7-8 hours of sleep each day, with children and teens getting more. The site says that those who get less sleep are at greater risk of getting into a motor vehicle accidents, being overweight and having other issues.
Do you get enough sleep? I don’t think I do. Here in Connecticut, we are coming off a week long power outage due to a freak snow storm that caused serve damage and widespread power outages. During the day we had things to do, but at night there wasn’t a lot to do, so we went to bed. Since it gets dark earlier now, we were in bed by 10:00 each night and would get up around 6:00 feeling refreshed and ready to go.
Now that we have power back, I find myself going to bed late at night again and waking up feeling like I need more sleep. I’ve become addicted to the newly released Modern Warfare 3 game, and before I know it, 10:00 has come and gone, and it’s way past my bedtime. During the day I can concentrate and work fine, but I can tell I’m more tired than when I get a good night’s rest, so I’m going to set myself a bedtime. I want to be in bed by 10:30 each night so I can get a full night’s sleep.
How much sleep do you get? Does getting more or less sleep make a difference in your day?
